National budget 4.30.09

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Apr 30, 2009 at 12:01 AMApr 30, 2009 at 11:09 PM

GateHouse News Service National Budget
For 4/30/09 editions

Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.

SWINE FLU PAGE: Includes a Q&A on swine flu and tips to avoid getting it. Look for it on the news service today.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ghns_pages/x1072300777/Swine-flu-page-Fight-the-flu

SWINE FLU PACKAGE: Click inside to see our collection of swine flu content, including a Q&A from the CDC, an editorial and more. We'll add links as more content comes in. If your paper has something that would work nationally, please send it to us via Zope or e-mail it to national@gatehousemedia.com. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/homepage/x303485614/Swine-flu-content

MOTHER'S DAY CONTENT: Check out our package of Mother's Day content. We will add new stories to the top of the file as they come in. If you have a Mother's Day story that would work on a national scale, please send it to us via Zope or by e-mailing it to national@gatehousemedia.com. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1092983269/Mothers-Day-2009-content
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MOTHER’S DAY RAIL: Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10, 2009. Rail features holiday history, fast facts, quotes, and by the numbers.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/holidays_seasonal/x1092986328

MORNING MINUTES: This includes a little “today in history,” as well as Word of the Day, Web Site of the Day and Number to Know. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/morning_minutes

RELIGION NEWS: Pope names 5 new saints - Weekly religion rail, with items on new saints, a church receiving criticism for its sermons about sex, getting to know the new archbishop of St. Louis, and more.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x50634404/Religion-News-Pope-names-5-new-saints

FAMILY TIME: Weekly family rail, with summer fun suggestions, a review of „Earth,‰ an easy carrot snack recipe and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x303484075/Family-Time-4-summer-splurges-for-less-than-10

TRAVELOGUE: Weekly travel rail, with tips on using a generator while camping, information on the President Obama bust tour, where you can‚t hike naked anymore and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1092986348/Travelogue-Keep-safe-while-using-a-generator

GETAWAY TO ALASKA: Alaska by sea: Cruise the 49th state this year for savings - Alaska happens to be one of the best places in the world to cruise, the stunning scenery and abundant wildlife so very different and so very alluring.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x303487619/Getaway-Alaska-by-sea-Cruise-the-49th-state-this-year-for-savings

SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING: One does not grow stronger in the love of the Lord by rejecting others. Yet this is the message that Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, sent when she rejected the University of Notre Dame‚s Laetare Medal because she disapproved of President Barack Obama receiving an honorary degree and giving the commencement speech at the Catholic institution. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x718275792/Suzette-Martinez-Standring-Glendon-was-the-wrong-recipient-anyway-of-the-Laetare-Medal

MASS TREND: Latin making a comeback in Catholic services - At precisely 7 a.m., the lights burst on at Blessed Sacrament, the bells chime and the Rev. Arnaud Devillers, flanked by the servers, comes out and heads immediately to the back altar near the tabernacle. Kneeling, with his back toward the congregation, he begins: “In nomine Patris, et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.” Largely hidden from Roman Catholics since the late 1960s as a result of Vatican II — a period of sweeping reforms in the Catholic church — the Latin Mass is slowly creeping back onto the scene. SPRINGFIELD
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x126918887

SUDOKU: May puzzles (309-336) are now posted: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x360589249/Sudoku-puzzles-309-336-May-puzzles
-- You can find links to previous puzzles in this package, or go to the main Puzzles category: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles

SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW: Hollywood’s blockbuster season kicks off with
big-budget action. History has shown us that when the economy is down, movie receipts are up – way up. And Hollywood is fully prepared to take advantage with a summer line-up that offers a little something for everyone. LEDGER/ Alexander
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/movies/x718270347/

O’MAHONEY CARTOON: On Air Force One controversy in New York. Ledger http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1660804009/OMahoney-cartoon-On-Air-Force-One-controversy-in-New-York

BRITT CARTOON: On Arlen Specter leaving the GOP. Will be posted by 6 p.m.

KEVIN HAAS: Seek shelter! We’re in deep - Writing this week’s column was the hardest thing I ever had to do, because it’s really difficult to type when you’re wearing a full Hazmat suit. Swine flu is causing concern across the nation. Or, in other words, we’re knee-deep in pig stuff right now. The CDC and local public health departments did the right thing by waving the caution flag, but the utter 24-hour media freakout that has followed is the kind of treatment normally reserved for a disease that reanimates corpses who feed on human brains.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1515813033

PETER CHIANCA: The BBC is now reporting that Pentagon scientists are developing an army of cyber-insects. This is a spectacular idea; the only thing I can think of that would be better might be to mount little machine guns on their backs ˜ that way they could strafe us when we come after them with the Bug-B-Gone. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x407214096/Peter-Chianca-All-we-need-is-bugs

LLOYD GARVER: I read the other day that IBM plans on having a computer compete against human contestants on the TV show "Jeopardy." So what's the big deal? If IBM (or one of its clones) were announcing that it had finally made a computer that will last longer than a ballpoint pen, then I might be excited. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x407213844/Lloyd-Garver-Computers-in-Jeopardy

EDITORIAL: Potential swine flu pandemic scary for a reason - On the list of words no one wants to hear, “pandemic” has to rank near the top, right up there with “apocalypse,” “Armageddon” and “nuclear fallout.” It is indeed a frightening word, inspiring images of victims suffering from horrible diseases that threaten to wipe out entire communities. Bubonic plague. Ebola virus. Small pox. Pig flu? Herald News
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x303488516/Editorial-Potential-swine-flu-pandemic-scary-for-a-reason

EDITORIAL: Be serious, but rational, about swine flu concerns - Despite the breathless cable news reports and worrisome headlines about swine flu cases across the globe, including the first U.S. death on Wednesday and the first presumptive cases in Illinois, it's not time to panic. But neither is nonchalance justified just because so many similar alarms have been sounded before without panning out - thankfully - in the end. That's the crux of the dilemma confronting local and national health officials as both groups attempt to craft a measured response, preparing for the worst while simultaneously trying not to fuel people's fears. An editorial from the Peoria Journal Star.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/editorials/x1993046393

EDITORIAL: Don’t panic; use sensible measures to fight swine flu - We respect people who are dubious about whether swine flu is the next pandemic. It may not be. However, you have nothing to lose — and better health to gain — by taking sensible precautions. Wash your hands, especially before eating and after going to the bathroom. Get proper sleep. Drink plenty of water. Eat good food, including fruits and vegetables. An editorial from the Rockford Register Star.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/editorials/x1194148376

News

SWINE FLU PACKAGE: Click inside to see our collection of swine flu content, including a Q&A from the CDC, an editorial and more. We'll add links as more content comes in. If your paper has something that would work nationally, please send it to us via Zope or e-mail it to national@gatehousemedia.com. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/homepage/x303485614/Swine-flu-content

HOG FARMERS AND SWINE FLU: Swine flu constant worry for hog farmers - The threat of a swine-flu outbreak — and daily precautions needed to prevent it — should never be far from a hog producer’s mind, says third-generation farmer Dereke Dunkirk. His family has 4,500 animals on their farm near Morrisonville, about 40 miles southeast of Springfield. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. To localize: What precautions are local hog farmers taking?
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/agriculture/x845557569

HOSPITALS REACT TO SWINE FLU: Hospitals increase protections against swine flu - South Shore hospitals and doctors are stressing increased vigilance – not panic – as swine flu concern mounts around the country and the world. Ledger, with video
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1515813329/Video-Hospitals-increase-protections-against-swine-flu

STALKING ON THE NET: Technology turning ugly, stalkers take to the Internet - Stalking is about taking control from victims, making them feel powerless and watched at all times - and thanks to the Internet, social networking Web sites and cell phones, a stalker doesn't even have to leave home. MetroWest, with photos
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x845557762/Technology-turning-ugly-stalkers-take-to-the-Internet

PLAY EQUIPMENT SAFETY: After daughter injured, father warns of dangers of backyard nets - After a heavy hockey net tipped over and injured an Ashland girl Sunday, emergency responders and the girl's father are reminding parents to be sure backyard sports goals, swing sets and other home play equipment is anchored down. MetroWest, with photo
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x845557764/After-daughter-injured-father-warns-of-dangers-of-backyard-nets

DALAI LAMA VISIT: Dalai Lama preaches humanity, happiness during Cambridge visit - With hands gently pressed together and eyes connecting with a crowd of anxious members of the local and foreign press, His Holiness the Dalai Lama fielded questions about human rights, the country’s economy crisis, President Barack Obama, and his eventual return back to Tibet. Cambridge Chronicle/TAB, with photos
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1993046427/Dalai-Lama-preaches-humanity-happiness-during-Cambridge-visit

Business / Ag

DAVE RAMSEY: Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on saving money, finding a deal on a used vehicle and keeping money safe from a scumbag. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x297243047/Dave-Ramsey-How-much-is-enough-when-saving-money

*BIZ BITS: (posted early this week because of swine flu reference) Weekly business rail, with a BBB warning about swine flu scams, tips for unemployed workers and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x126918780/Biz-Bits-Beware-of-swine-flu-scams